Well, my Carolina Windom 160 compact shorted out again, because water 
got into the matching unit connection up at the feed point.  A friend came 
over yesterday, and we cleaned things up, and got it working again, but I 
don't know for how long.

In fairness, Jim from Radio Works has offered to replace the antenna, but it 
was a bear to put up, and I don't know how comfortable I feel asking my help 
to take the old one down and put a replacement one up again, so I'll just 
have to see how things play out here.

At least I have my Alpha Delta DXCC which works fine!

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: A Catch Up Email


> Make that not having 3 of us with antenna problems, Irene wiped mine out 
> and
> I have yet to get back going. I'm working slowly on it though.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 5:31 PM
> Subject: Re: A Catch Up Email
>
>
>>    Kevin:
>>
>> Welcome back, and yes, you are correct;  our bodies aren't as resilient
>> as they used to be. (grin)
>>
>> Glad your inverted VEE seemed to survive the winds. ... We can't have two
>> of
>> us with antenna problems at the same time!  (grin)
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 4:42 PM
>> Subject: A Catch Up Email
>>
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> First, let me tell you all that I had my out patient surgery on my tumor
>>> last Wednesday and am awaiting the pathology report now.  Not sure yet
>>> how
>>> all will come out but am hoping for the best.  It's taken a little bit 
>>> to
>>> recover from the surgery but am making it back a bit at a time.  Wow!
>>> You
>>> sure don't bounce back like you could when you were in your thirties.
>>> <GRIN>
>>>
>>> Second, I was listening on net today but still have my persistent noise
>>> and
>>> really can't hear anyone well enough to check in.  I could hear Lloyd's
>>> voice and Neil's, K1NDF, but that's the size of it here.
>>>
>>> Finally, we are getting some fairly high wind gusts here today.  Just
>>> before
>>> net we heard a loud crack but Kathy couldn't see anything really wrong
>>> when
>>> she checked out the back door.  However, a few minutes later our
>>> neighbor's
>>> oldest boy came over to tell us a tree just on our side of the fence
>>> between
>>> us had broken off and was laying on part of my inverted vee and on the
>>> house.  His dad brought over a saw and was able to cut up the tree in
>>> small
>>> enough pieces that it didn't do permanent damage to either the house or
>>> antenna for which I am grateful.  It looks as if we will have some
>>> firewood
>>> this winter since this was a nice hardwood tree and not an evergreen.
>>>
>>> Take care all and very 73.
>>>
>>> Kevin :)
>>> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>